We Asked Our Hardware Supplier About “Next Business Day” Warranties. The Answer Wasn’t Great

by Andrew Hunt | May 21, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

If you’ve bought a business laptop or desktop with “Next Business Day Onsite Warranty”, you’d probably assume it means what it says: a technician at your door the next day to fix it. Sadly, that’s not quite how it works. It’s...

The Google Change That Could Cut Your Website Traffic Overnight

by Andrew Hunt | May 21, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

Google has entered a new era of search. The changes announced at Google I/O aren’t small tweaks. They change how people find information online, and if your business relies on being found in search, it’s worth understanding them. What’s changing? The...

Webinar Replay: Microsoft Copilot Updates, Agent Mode, Claude and Tasks

by Andrew Hunt | May 20, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS

Copilot is moving fast, and a few of the newest features really are game-changers for busy teams. In this practical 30-minute session, Rhys Kerrigan and Ben Fish from the Kambium productivity team (part of Kinetics Group) run through some of their favourite new...

Is Apple’s AI Reboot Anything to Be Excited About?

by Andrew Hunt | May 13, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

For years it looked like Apple was watching from the sidelines while Microsoft, Google and OpenAI raced ahead with AI. Now Apple has made a very deliberate move back in with “Apple Intelligence”. It’s less about flashy chatbots and more about quietly...

Three Things a Manager Can Do Before Lunch With AI Cowork

by Andrew Hunt | May 12, 2026 | AI, IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates, TIPS TRICKS AND HINTS

Most managers aren’t short of ideas. They’re short of time. Between meetings, chasing updates and reviewing documents, the real thinking gets pushed into early mornings and evenings. That’s starting to change. Cowork, in the Claude desktop app, is an...

IT Hardware Prices Are Climbing. How It Could Hit Your Budget

by Andrew Hunt | May 11, 2026 | IT News & Insights New Zealand | Cybersecurity, AI & Microsoft Updates

If you’ve priced laptops, servers or network gear lately, you’ve probably had the same reaction as many of our clients: “That’s a lot more than last time.” You’re not imagining it. IT hardware prices have climbed sharply over the...